Id hazard a guess that with the amount of tractor trailer Haz-Mat traffic they might have done something pretty heads up and innovative instead of just assuming some airport will send a crash rig. So, since the idea is a little outside the box and innovative, its probably easiest to make fun of it right? Unless I read that last post wrong.

Do you ever have anything worth reading when you post in these forums?

What's the issue with a department designing and spec'ing a rig that will fit their needs? Every time someone posts photos of a piece of apparatus that's not from your dime-a-dozen manufacture you have some wise-*** remark to try to make up for your "not-heavy-rescue-utility-truck".

Have you ever been to Howard County? I have by chance ran a couple jobs down there, and might actually know where this piece will get used. Perhaps it's designed to fit their needs for high-priority target zones, like hazmat and critical infrastructure?

Why? Because we are firemen. We are decent human beings. We would be compelled by the overwhelming impulse to save an innocent child from a tragic, painful death because in the end, we are MEN.

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I didn't miss that at all . My response was that they had the aux engine to drive the pump & roll in order to make use if the bumper turret. It will make a good hiway truck and not require a ton of FF's to operate at a scene.
And Yes I have been to howard county. Actually have relatives down there that work for the govt.

Tanker 11 (Scaggsville) and Tanker 13 (Glenwood) are receiving these beasts.. the current Tanker 11 a Pierce/International 7600 3000gal Tanker, will be renamed Tanker 17 (Reserve Apparatus). Company 11 sits right off I-95, so the need for a Foam Tanker there in the area is a must. The only Foam Company in the area is College Park (PG County), that responds with a Class A Engine Company and their Ford F-350 Utility truck as the Foam Company. They must rely on either BWI Airport, Reagan National Airport or Dulles Airport for any big foam units.